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Heat vs Temperature

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE

Heat measures the degree of hotness and coldness of a substance.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

TRUE OR FALSE

When heat increases, the temperature also increases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

TRUE OR FALSE

Temperature and heat is a form of energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

TRUE OR FALSE

The higher the temperature, the faster the molecules move.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

TRUE OR FALSE

Temperature does not depend on the mass of an object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Which factors affect the amount of heat?

a)

mass and temperature

b)

mass and volume

c)

temperature only

d)

mass only

7.

Sweating cools us down. What best explains this?

a)

When water evaporates, it takes off the water in our body, so we feel cooler.

b)

When water evaporates, it takes off excess heat in our body.

c)

When water comes out of our skin, our body temperature increases.

d)

When we sweat, we absorb more energy.

8.

The amount of heat can be expressed in the unit of ______.

a)

Kelvin

b)

Celsius

c)

Joules

d)

Newton

9.

What is the standard unit of temperature?

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Joules

d)

Kelvin

10.

A cup of hot coffee when left on a table eventually cools down. What best explains this?

a)

The energy from the surrounding area is absorbed by the coffee.

b)

The energy from the surrounding area is affected by the coffee.

c)

The energy of the coffee is transferred to the surrounding area.

d)

The energy of the coffee is affected by the surrounding area.

11.

Heat transfer occurs (Heat travels from...)

a)

in many directions.

b)

both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.

c)

only from warm objects to colder ones.

d)

only from cold objects to warmer ones.

12.

Which of the following is true of the Celsius scale?

a)

212o is the boiling point of water

b)

0 degrees is absolute zero

c)

0 degrees is the freezing point of water

d)

32o is the freezing point of water

13.

Heat, like work, is an energy transfer measured in

a)

watts

b)

degrees

c)

Joules

d)

Kelvin

14.

Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

15.

Heated air moves from the baseboard heaters to the rest of the room in a process called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

16.

The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

17.

The process in which matter expands when heated is known as

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

thermal expansion

d)

vaporization

18.

Analyze the image. What effect will heat have on object 1 after a while?

a)

Temperature decrease.

b)

Temperature increase.

c)

Thermal expansion.

d)

Change in state.

19.

When the flame is increased in the hot air balloon, what two consequences does heat have on the air inside it?

a)

Change in state and temperature decrease.

b)

Temperature decrease and thermal contraction.

c)

Temperature increase and thermal contraction.

d)

Temperature increase and thermal expansion

20.

According to the table, which material will increase its temperature easier?

a)

Lead

b)

Aluminum

c)

Water

d)

Copper

21.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
22.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

a)

66.5 J

b)

665 J

c)

0.0266 J

d)

0.665 J

23.
A pot of 2400g of water at a temperature of 25˚C is heated on a stove until the water boils (100˚C).  The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/(g˚C).
Determine the heat energy needed to heat the water in the pot to boiling.
a)
133.76J
b)
43,062.2J
c)
752,400J
d)
1,003,200J
24.

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

a)

418 J

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J